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Plot Twist: Are the Lakers Good on Defense?

Guide to Lakers Trade Season: Who We Want

Guide to Lakers Trade Season: Who’s Available?

Guide to Lakers Trade Season: Should They Trade the 1sts?

LeBron Returns, Max Starts, AD Dominates

Running Offense Through AD

LeBron Rests

Lakers Take Stock During Extended Break

Lakers Adjust Defense in Win Over Blazers

Lakers Embarrassed in Miami

Vando Out at Least Another Month

LeBron vs Father Time

Lakers Survive in Utah, Move to 12-8

Another Third Quarter Collapse for Lakers

Daunting Schedule Ahead for Lakers

Lakers Quit vs Nuggets

Lakers miss clutch FTs, Wagner Hits Dagger

Lakers Face Tough Test vs Magic

Knecht Goes Crazy, Pt. 1

How Good Are the Lakers?

Lakers Win 5 Straight

Lakers Fight Off Grizzlies, Win 3rd Straight

Lakers Lose Backup Bigs

Drive & Kick Hoops

Lakers Make a Lineup Change

Lakers Try to Bounce Back

Lakers Limp Back From 1-4 Road Trip

Lakers Lack Athletes

AD Leads the NBA in Scoring

Lakers Decline JHS Option

Speed Kills: Cavs Fly Past Lakers

Tough Lakers Schedule Continues in Cleveland

Lakers Lose First Game of the Season

The Guys Go to the Lakers vs Kings Game

Lakers Set to Face Suns, Kings

It’s Okay To Be Optimistic About the Lakers

AD, Organized Lakers Defense Stop Wolves

Lakers Opening Night Preview

2024-25 Lakers Season Preview

Lakers Offense Stalls vs Warriors

What We’ve Learned about the Lakers So Far

Young Lakers Wings Prepare for First Big Minutes

Olivari Sparks Comeback Lakers Win

Frequent Flyers

Good 3's vs Bad 3's

First Impressions of the 2024-25 Lakers

Lakers Preseason Eve

Lakers 9-Man Rotation

Lakers Media Day 2024

Pelinka & Redick Press Conference

Bench Roles

Locked in Rui

One Week Out

Building Around Strengths

Lakers Sign Christian Koloko

LeBron the Shooter

Margin for Error

Top of the West

Vando Still Out

Draymond?

Labor Day Weekend Mailbag

Austin Reaves 2024-25 Season Preview

Roadmap for the Regular Season

JHS & Lewis

The Vando Dilemma

Summer of Redick

DLo & Rui

USA Wins Gold

Olympic Classic

US 122, Brazil 87

Is Max Ready

AD on Offense

Building the Defense

No Moves

USA 110, Serbia 84

Will the Lakers Go for It?

Kareem

LeBron & AD on Team USA

Searching for 5s

2024 Summer League

#1 Priority

Why the Lakers Didn't Sign Trent Jr.

Hold Your Tongue

New Era

Having Options

Lakers Draft Dalton Knecht

Lakers Hire JJ Redick

Green Machine

2024 Draft Preview, Part 2

2024 Draft Preview, Part 1

Jerry West

Hurley's Decision

Expanding Horizons

Fit & Continuity

Finals are Set

Getting Through 82

Two Big Lineups

Coaching Search, Pt. 3

Conference Finals

New Blood

Defensive Identity

Finding Force

Star Guards

Solving the Puzzle

Howl at the Moon

Coaching Search, Pt. 2

Coaching Search, Pt. 1

Lakers Fire Darvin Ham

Playoff Impressions

End of Season

Game 4 vs. Nuggets

Game 3 vs. Nuggets

Agree to Disagree

Nuggets Game 3 Preview

Game 2 vs. Nuggets

Game 1 vs. Nuggets

Nuggets Preview, Part 2

Nuggets Preview, Part 1

In the Playoffs

Pelicans Preview

47-35

Path to 8

Unsettled

On the Brink

Golden Opportunity

Eye of the Beholder

Big Weekend

5-1 Road Trip

Clock the Win

Bench Groups

6 of 7

Keeping the Pace

Five Straight

Great Comeback

Road Trip

Styles Make Fights

Ramp It Up

The Chase

Keep It Moving

On Ball Creation

Sacramento Sweep

Track Shoes

27-25-5-7-3

Russell & Motivate

Star Duos

Speed Kills

Defensive Intensity

Familiar Loss

21 Games

Comeback King

Get a Rebound

On the Treadmill

In the Mixer

Post Break Preview

Before the Break

Cliffhanger

Theory of Victory

Put It Together

Dinwiddie

2.8.24

Trade Deadline Eve

Coming Home

Wild Road Trip

Big Win in Boston

Stormy Weather

Sleepwalkers

LeBron & Steph Classic

141 Points

2024 Trade Deadline

Goldilocks

Split Personality

Get It Done

A Little Momentum

Halfway Point

Second Chances

Sense of Urgency

Shootout vs Toronto

LeBron - AD Lineups

Switch It Up

Lost

January 2024

.500

AD Ascendancy

Domino Effect

Lineup Change

Off Track

4 Out of 5

Rui's Role

Backup Bigs

AD vs. Wemby

Dante's Inferno

Found Identity

Lakers Win In-Season Tournament

King & Aces

Pelicans Matchup

Viva Las Vegas

Vando Returns

First Quarter

Kid Frost

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Flip the Switch

Dictate the Terms

03 ‘Til Infinity

2009 Memories w/Josh Powell

Letdown

IST Energy

Taking Shape

First Road Trip

28th on Offense

Close Call

Second Chance Points

Depth Perception

Smashmouth Hoops

Second Wave

Out of Phase

Spam Your Advantage

Pass the Ball

Measuring Stick

Opening Night Preview

End of Preseason

Lineups & Rotations

Tall & Skilled

Win in Anaheim

Dress Rehearsal

First Impressions

2023 Preseason Preview

Training Camp 2023

Media Day 2023

Jrue to Boston

2023 Season Intro

Dame to Milwaukee

End of Summer

Worries & Weaknesses

Coach Ham

DLo

Vando's Extension

Crowded West

Hunted on Defense

FIBA World Cup

New Squad

Christian Wood

The Longest Reign

Captain America

Having Options

The Gang's Back

2023-2024 Lakers Schedule

Austin's Team USA Summer

Money Talks

The Vando Paradox

The Bigs

Summer Hoops

Old Faces, New Places

2023 Offseason Pt. 2

2023 Offseason Pt. 1

2023 Free Agency Preview

2023 Draft Recap

Eve of the Draft

2023 Draft Preview

Looking Forward

Celtics in Cancun

End of the Ride

Game 3 vs. Nuggets

Game 2 vs. Nuggets

Lakers Nuggets Game 2 Preview

Game 1 vs. Nuggets

Nuggets Preview Part 2

Nuggets Preview Part 1

LAKERS BEAT WARRIORS

Lakers Warriors Game 6 Preview

Game 5 vs. Warriors

Lakers Warriors Game 5 Preview

Game IV vs. Warriors

Game 3 vs. Warriors

Game 2 vs. Warriors

Lakers Warriors Game 2 Preview

Game 1 vs. Warriors

Warriors Preview Part 2

Warriors Preview Part 1

Lakers Whoop Grizzlies

Game 6 Preview

Game 5 vs. Memphis

Game 5 Preview

Game 4 vs. Memphis

Game 3 vs. Memphis

Switch & Swarm

Game 2 vs. Memphis

Kitchen Sink

Lessons in Wins

Game 1 vs. Memphis

Memphis Preview

Self Scout

PLAYOFFS!

Wolves Preview

43 - 39

Finish Strong

Big Picture

Gray Hairs

Crash Course

Incredible Journey

Get Back

Proof of Concept

Attack the Mismatch

LeBron's Return

Bulls on Parade

.500!

On the Fly

Ray of Light

Final 10

Building Blocks

Stormy Weather

Golden Opportunity

Undersized

LET IT RAIN

Team Identity

Mixed Results

Wide Open

Darvin

What a Night

Logjam

Sense of Urgency

Big Weekend

Fight Through It

Turnover

Without LeBron

Stay With It!

Player Health

Let It Fly

Control Your Destiny

Back to Work

23 Games

The Road Ahead

Instant Chemistry

The Dust Settles

Deep Cover

Golden Start

Hail to the King

MO TRADES

D'LO!

Hot Mess

Austin Returns

Plot Twist

Just Enough

One More Week

Escape from New York

Second Look

Three Blind Mice

On the Road w/ Mychal Thompson

Three Years Later

AD & Rui

Over the Top

New Beginnings

Rui Hachimura

The Cavalry

Western Conference Look

Pick & Roles

Playing with Fire

Groundhog Day

Another Heartbreaker

Closing Lineup

Building on Identity

Halfway Point

5 Straight

Fill in the Blanks

Tuff

Second Chances

3-2 Road Trip

ATLien

On the Road w/ Billy Mac

38 Special

Streetfighters

Textbook

Darvin's Options

Code Red

Christmas Weekend

Shorthanded

Max

Big Questions

Stay Afloat

Window of Opportunity

Trade Season

Rollercoaster

Old Rivals

Split Personality

Numbers Game

Zone Up

Tall Task

Big Picture

Golden Weekend

Long Road Trip

Good Spirits

What We Need

Collapse

Get a Rhythm

Ramp Up

Progression

Wild West

3 Straight

Back At It

Birthright

Dennis & TB

Building Bridges

AD's Weekend

Get It Back

Losing Spirit

The Next Ten

Bad Hand

Unlocking AD

Keep It Going

Lakers Win Thriller

Nash Fired

Natural Fits

First Win

Now & Later

0 - 4

League Pass Nuggets

Guard Up

Gut Punch

Small Step

Too Short

Opening NIght

Western Conference Preview

First Checkpoint

4-Guard Lineups

Flashback

How Schröder Fits

Built to Run

AD the 5?

Camp Battles

Carry Over

Game the System

First Impressions

Preseason is Here

Year 20

Camp Begins

Media Day 2022

Good Faith

Lakers Tax

Built for Speed

Schröder Returns

Fast Breaks, Transition & What Ifs

Guard Rotation

AD at the Wing

Possible Starters

Who Guards Who?

Pat Bev Intro

Rotation Thoughts

Mitchell Traded

Door #2

Penny Wise

Talen & Stanley

Pat Bev

Celebrating Kobe Day

Connectors

LeBron Extends

Schedule Release

The Bigs

Legacy

All About AD

Kobe + Pau + Lamar

Lonnie Walker IV

Bill Russell

Nunn & THT

Forward Thinking

Austin's Role

Russ & the Rubicon

Restless Stars

Next Domino

Future Firsts

Around the League

4-Out

Limbo

Two-Way Contracts

Vegas

Positional Battles

New Lakers

See You Soon

Thinking Big

Taking Stock

Draft Day

Front Bench

Stargazing

2022 Draft Preview

Thank the Gods

Big & Imposing

Establishing Identity

Golden Statement

Running Habits

Force with Force

AD is the Key

Building Consensus

Coach Ham

Finals Preview

Playoff Lessons

Well Earned

Countdown to the Finals

When the Levee Breaks

Quick Work

Speed Chess

Scorched

Blind Spots

Lightning Run

Game 7

Skill vs Fitness

A Tale of 2 Game 5s

Blowouts

Locked Up

Make or Miss

Purple TInted

Phil's Influence

Next Head Coach

Round Two

Lead Guards Shine

Jokic

Game 5s

Suns in Trouble?

Big Teams

Middle Ground

Force x Skill

Blink of an Eye

Scoring Guards

Opening Weekend

Collaborations

All-NBA

Slow Fractures

The Ballad of Frankie Smokes

Shifting Focus

Cancun

Here We Go

Winding Down

Microcosm

Play-In Debate

A Loss of We

Last Chances

We Are Who We Are

Play-In Game

Russ & The Wheels

Solving Goliath

Taking Shape

Seven Quarters

Overdogs

Rise & Fall

Small Experiments

1 for 2

East Coast Rivalries

Focus

The Young Guys

Too Small

Masterpiece

Landslide

Playoff Picture

Rerun

Lakers Make a Couple Moves

Unwatchable

The Narrow Path

3 Through 8

All Star Weekend

Is It Worth It?

Resilience

Mike's Mystery Pod

Talen & Austin

Play Like That

No Moves

Winds of Change

Outclassed

When to Switch

Two Dragons

Heartbreaker

Ugly Win

Bradley's Role

LeBron's Knee

Backwards & Forwards

So Close, So Far

Dwight Tonight?

Lakers Get New Life

AD Returns

Ariza

Laker Novelas

Benching Russ

Context on Vogel

Bounce Back Win

We'll Be Better?

The Worst of Us

Russ at the Crossroads

Halfway Point

Mauled by Grizzlies

Can It Work in the Playoffs?

Dwight's Role

LeBron & Malik

Roster Decisions

The Blueprint

Let's Talk About THT

No Big Island

Not Dead Yet

Stanley Johnson's Fit

A New King

Margin for Error

Reinforcements

Lakers Lose AD

Skeleton Crew

Austin for the Win!

COVID Hits the Lakers

It's Our Anniversary

Hail to the King

Be About It

Paradigm Shift

Lakers Beat the Celtics

Suns & Warriors

Unforced Errors

Found Gold

Malik's Spark

Dwight Makes His Case

LeBron at the 5

The Little Things

Sense of Urgency

Stats & Clues

Rollercoaster Weekend

Protecting the Rim

Two Steps Forward

Big Road Trip

Offensive Struggles

THT Returns

Dead Legs

Flamethrowers

Russ the Decisionmaker

Thriller vs Charlotte

Fair Expectations

5-4

Defensive Fits

Wild Ride

NBA Is Back

Finding Gold

Collapse in OKC

Comeback in San Antonio

Great to Be Back

Stay Me7o

Standing Out vs. Fitting In

Paint to Great

Lakers Fall on Opening Night

Western Conference Preview

Lakers Season Preview

Agents of Chaos

Big 3 Debut

Injury Bug

Pace Yourself

Getting Better

Ariza's Injury

Pau

Combos & Clues

Preseason Opener

Preseason Preview

First Practice

Media Day

Final Thoughts

Year 19

AD

THT's Microskills

Buy or Sell

Lakers Sign DeAndre Jordan

Cedric & the Lake Show

The Basketball Gods - Magic Johnson

Vogel's Challenge

Quick Hitters 9/3

A Look at the Schedule

Rondo Returns

What Do the Lakers Still Need

Around the NBA

Talking Westbrook w/Royce Young

Rebound & Run

Westbrook's Defense

Westbrook's Shooting

Westbrook the Playmaker

Monk & Ellington

Melo & Ariza

How Bazemore Fits In

How Nunn Fits In

How Much Defense Is Enough?

Sacrifice

Who Should Start?

Whole New Team

Farewell to the Champs

RUSSELL WESTBROOK IS A LAKER

Summer League Preview

Three Stars

Lakers Draft Preview: Hidden Gems

Lakers Draft Preview: Ready to Contribute

Lakers Offseason Preview

The Basketball Gods - SHAQ

Giannis Leads Bucks to a Title

Big Guards

Bucks Win Game 5 Classic

Wide Open West

Bucks Even Up the Series

Talent Plays

Quick Hitters 7/12

Different Paths

Suns Control Game 1

NBA Finals Preview

Clippers Get Eliminated

Offensive Specialist

Clippers Show Heart

Replacing Kidd

Quick Hitters 6/25

Spirit of the Game

AD at the 5

Gobert & Simmons

The Importance of Shooting

Drummond

KD Goes Off

Dennis Schröder's Season

Back At It

The Season Ends

Do or Die

Lakers Implode in Game 5

If AD Can't Play

AD Injured As Lakers Lose Game 4

Lakers Flex in Game 3

Game 3 Adjustments

Lakers Win Game 2 Thriller

Adjustments for Game 2

Lakers Lose Game 1

Lakers vs Suns Preview

Quick Hitters (5/21)

THAT GAME

Lakers vs Warriors

How Confident Are You?

Quick Hitters

Full Squad

The Adventures of THT

Playoff Seeding

AD Dominates

Good News, Bad News

Limited LeBron

Big Week Ahead

What's Wrong?

Ramping Up

Changing Lanes

Darius Is Irritated

Building Continuity

AD's Return

Adjusting to AD

The Matchup vs Utah

Standing Out vs Fitting In

AD On the Wayyy

Decisions, Decisions

Successful Road Trip

Blowout in Brooklyn

A Look at the Playoff Picture

Ben McLemore Signs w/Lakers

Marc Makes His Case

Drummond's Debut

How Drummond Fits In (Pt. 2)

How Drummond Fits In (Pt. 1)

No Moves at the Deadline

Trade Deadline

Hold it Down

LeBron's MVP Case

Lakers Dominate the Warriors

Maximizing Montrezl

1st Half in Review

Start Your Engines

Marc & Trezz

Second Half Schedule

Short Term, Long Term

Brooklyn's Blowout

ADjustments

Drive

Juice

Checkpoint

What a Second Half!

5-2 Road Trip

Victory in Boston

Puzzle Pieces

Classic LeBron

Lakers Lock In on D

A New Identity

A Well Deserved Loss

Internal Growth

Harden to Brooklyn

FLEXING

Identity Win

Defensive Miscues

4-0 Road Trip

On a Sunday Afternoon

Continuing to Develop

Strange Start

Going to Bed Mad

Lakers Fall on Ring Night

Kuz Gets Paid

That Second Quarter

3 through 8

THT

Preseason Preview

Star Alignments

Training Camp

Future is Bright

Rotations & Chemistry

Who is Montrezl Harrell?

Lakers vs the West

SQUAD!

Free Agency Preview

Dennis Schröder Scouting Report

Wing Defense

Celebrating the Role Players

72 Game Season

Celebrating AD's Contribution

December 22nd

Celebrating LeBron's Contribution

Run it Back?

Eastern Conference Contenders

Celebrating Vogel's Contribution

In the Bubble

A Quick Look Around the West

Celebrating Pelinka's Contribution

THE LAKERS WIN THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP

Gut Punch

One Win Away

Chop Wood, Carry Water

In the Moment

Built Different

Finals Preview

WE'RE GOING TO THE NBA FINALS!!!

Slugfest

Adjustments

One of One

Styles Make Fights

Appropriate Fear

Clippers Collapse

Flashes of Greatness

Group Effort

Rubik's Cube

Measured in Swag

Inattentive Lakers Drop Game 1

Lakers vs. Rockets

Lakers in 5

Clicking on All Cylinders

Jekyll & Hyde

Swarming Defense

Lakers Drop Game 1 as Shooters Go Cold

Lakers vs. Blazers Preview - Defending Damian Lillard

Flipping the Switch

Cause for Concern?

The Lakers Clinch the #1 Seed

Lakers Beat the Clippers

Swish Cheese

The Lakers Are Back!

How Rondo's Injury Changes the Lakers

Acclimating to the "Bubble"

The Lakers Sign JR Smith

Replacing Bradley

The NBA's Plan to Return

Thoughts on the Protests

The Challenges of Getting Back in Basketball Shape

Basketball on the Horizon?

How Eliminating Illegal Defense Changed the NBA

Remember the Jordan Years

Which Third Star Would Fit Best w/LeBron & AD?

What if the Lakers Kept Ariza Instead of Signing Artest?

Will a Layoff Help or Hurt the Lakers?

Two Lakers Test Positive for Coronavirus

Kindness & Compassion in Uncertain Times

The Lakers Are Title Contenders

Preview of the Bucks and Clippers Games

Dion Waiters or J.R. Smith?

The Carushow

Markieff Morris’ Impact

Celebrating the Lakers Season So Far

No Moves at the Trade Deadline

Kobe

Are the Lakers Built for the Playoffs?

The Halfway Point

Pelinka's Promotion

Building a Championship Culture

Trade Season

Discussing Darren Collison

Lakers Lose in Milwaukee

It's Our Anniversary

Close to Full Strength

AD'S Impact

The Eye Test

The Next Phase of the Lakers' Season

What We're Thankful For This Season

Props to Pelinka

Taking the Offense from Good to Great

Thoughts on Vogel

Inside the Lakers with Aaron Larsuel

Kuzma Must Mature

Feels Like One of Those Years

5 Game Winning Streak

Zigging While They Zag

Dwight & Caruso Bring the Energy

Why the Lakers Lost on Opening Night

There's a Great Team in Here Somewhere

Searching for Lineups

AD Shines in Lakers Debut

Maximizing the Lakers' Defense

Training Camp Preview Feat. Mike Trudell

Our Favorite Lakers Memories

Dwight Howard is a Laker

Deep in the LFR Pod Mailbag

DeMarcus Cousins Tears His ACL

Lakers Roster Preview: The Guards

Lakers Roster Preview: The Wings

Vogel's Playbook feat. Coach Gibson Pyper

Lakers Roster Preview: The Big Men

The Lakers Miss Out on Kawhi

Free Agency Preview

The Lakers Trade for Anthony Davis

The Plunge

Anthony Davis Talks Re-Open

Deep Dive into the State of the Lakers

Coach Vogel and the Lakers Wild Week

Lakers Hire Frank Vogel

Lue Walks Away

Mailbag Edition: Feeling Out The Future

The Coaching Search

Pelinka

Magic Steps Down

What We Learned About LeBron This Season

Answering Your Questions

Reasons for Optimism

Finding Value

What Happened?

Clockwatching

Flipping The Switch

Making Sense of the Anthony Davis Situation

LeBron Returns

Margin of Error

Ebb Tide

More With Less

Blue Wire

Ingram & Rondo Return

Middle Ground

Lonzo, Ingram & the Starting Lineup